Sec. 8. 37-B MRSA §744, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 2001, c. 662, §79, is further amended to read:

C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, make financial grants to meet necessary expenses or serious needs of individuals or families caused by the disaster that cannot otherwise adequately be met. A grant to an individual or family may not exceed in the aggregate for any single major disaster declared by the President the amount established by the Federal Government for the limit on grants to individuals under the individual and family grant program any federal disaster assistance program for individuals and families.

Sec. 9. 37-B MRSA §744, sub-§4, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 460, §3, is amended to read:

A. Whenever the Governor has declared a disaster emergency to exist under the laws of this State, or the President has declared a major disaster or emergency to exist in this State, the Governor may:

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, through the use of state departments or agencies or the use of any of the state's instrumentalities, clear or remove from publicly-owned or privately-owned land or water, debris and wreckage which that may threaten public health or safety, or public or private property; and

(2) Accept funds from the Federal Government and utilize those funds to make grants to any local government for the purpose of removing debris or wreckage from publicly-owned or privately-owned land or water.; and

(3)__Notwithstanding any other provision of law, agree to indemnify the Federal Government against any claim arising from debris and wreckage removal from private property.

Sec. 10. 37-B MRSA §783, first ¶, as amended by PL 2001, c. 614, §15 and c. 662, §84, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

Each municipality, county and regional emergency management